Fava Tempe Burger

This tempe I made from split and peeled fava bean tastes something like chicken. It doesn’t actually taste like chicken, but the taste runs in that region. There’s something about the tempeh process that brings out different aspects of the flavors of each bean, and I’m really curious how it plays out with the others. I wish I had more taste words to describe them. The beluga tempeh tasted more in the beef zone. It could be partially a color thing, but that doesn’t account for all of it. Anyway I overcooked the beans for the purpose. It was very good, but a little on the mealy side, texture-wise. I think that was because of the cook, not because of the bean. I also overloaded the pan, and the tempeh process only fully worked on the shallower side of the pan, as you can see in the fifth picture. I haven’t decided which bean I will do next. Probably either French lentils or black-eyed peas.